How to Make a Furnace: Furnaces

Learn how to build a Furnace in My Time at Sandrock! Gather Stone Troughs, Wooden Sticks, and Quartz. We'll guide you on sourcing materials and using your new machine.

Alright, so you're looking to build a Furnace in My Time at Sandrock? Smart move! This thing is super useful for smelting ores into metal bars, and you'll even use it for making glass, ceramic bottles, and bricks. Honestly, you'll probably want more than one eventually, especially once you start churning out tons of metal bars.

Materials Required to Build a Furnace:

So, to get that Furnace built, you'll need 2 Stone Troughs, 2 Wooden Sticks, and 4 Quartz. Let's break down how to get your hands on all of that.

Quick Resource Totals:

• 4 Quartz
• 6 Wood or Wood Scraps (Wooden Sticks are a random drop)
• 12 Stone

How to Get Wooden Sticks

Wooden Sticks are pretty straightforward. The easiest way is to just craft them yourself at the worktable. You'll need 6 Wood to make one Wooden Stick, so for the Furnace, you'll need 12 Wood in total. Just chop down those Yakthorn bushes – they're great for wood!

Alternatively, if you've been hoarding Wood Scraps, toss them into the Recycler. It's a bit of a gamble, but you might get dregs, more wood, or even the Wooden Sticks you need. It's a rarer drop, but if you've got a pile of scraps, it's worth a shot.

How to Get Quartz

Early on, you can find Quartz by mining the little gravel rocks scattered around your workshop. Once you get a better pickhammer, you can also break down hard rocks for it. Later on, if you build an ore refinery, you can even craft Quartz there.

How to Make a Stone Trough

You'll need 2 Stone Troughs for the Furnace, and each one requires 6 Stone. So, that's 12 Stone in total. You can gather Stone from stone piles, by mining gravel, or by recycling Stone Scraps. If you're really in a pinch and have some Gols to spare, you can always buy Stone from the Commerce Guild.

You craft the Stone Trough at your trusty worktable.

How to Use a Furnace

Once you've got your Furnace built, you can start smelting metal bars, making glass, ceramic bottles, and bricks. Seriously, this machine is a game-changer for your builds!

To get your Furnace up and running, you'll need two things: a fuel source and water. For fuel, you've got options like Dregs (found in scrap piles), wood, or power stones. Keeping your machines fed shouldn't be too hard as long as you're always gathering materials.

Water, though, is where things get a bit tricky since the game is all about conserving it. Sometimes your water tank will be empty, and you'll need to refill it using water barrels. You can buy these at Water World near the reservoir, or if you're feeling resourceful, collect enough Dew to make your own. There are other ways to get more water, so definitely check out other guides for that!